Redwood City
Zoning districts
8 districts, grouped by category.
Mixed use
3Residential
5R-1 Residential—Single-Family
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 2
R-2 Residential—Duplex District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Multi-Family—Low Density District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 10
Multi-Family—Medium Density District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 28 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Multi-Family—High Density District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 100 ft
- Front setback
- 20 ft
- Permitted uses
- 12
General provisions
189 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
Minimum lot area 10,000 sq ft; max height 28 ft; lot coverage 40%; pervious area 40%.
Planned Community District Zoning will not be applied to an area that contains less than one quarter of an acre (10,890 square feet).
Outdoor recreation and leisure space shall be provided for each residential-only or mixed-use project containing residential uses.
The MUN district provides opportunities for moderate-scale developments... Table 54-1 indicates the uses permitted...
Table 55.2 (Use Regulations) indicates the uses permitted (P), conditionally permitted with a Use Permit (C), permitted as an accessory use (A), and not permitted (-) in the Mixed Use Transitional District.
For all buildings with residential uses and vibration-sensitive development located within one hundred (100) feet of the centerline of railroad tracks, a site-specific vibration study is required.
Properties located adjacent to or within the path of the San Francisco Bay Trail, as shown by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), shall design, develop and construct the trail as described in Bay Trail Design Guidelines and Toolkit at a minimum width of eighteen (18) feet, including shoulders.
Single Family Dwelling | C | | Two-Family Dwelling | C | | Multi-Family Dwelling | P |
Firearms and ammunition retail sale use is conditionally permitted as a retail use in any zoning district where the 'Retail Sales, General' land use is permitted, subject to Section 58.5 (Minimum Distance Requirements) and requiring a Use Permit and Law Enforcement Permit.
Commercial cannabis activity is prohibited except as stated below.
Indoor nurseries are permitted in the IR, LII, IP, and GI Zoning Districts... Delivery centers are permitted as of right in the IR, LII, IP and GI Zoning Districts... Storefront retail is conditionally permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTPP (Downtown General), MUT, LII, IR and IP Zoning District
Indoor nurseries are permitted in the IR, LII, IP, and GI Zoning Districts... Delivery centers are permitted as of right in the IR, LII, IP and GI Zoning Districts... Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts... Storefront retail is conditionally permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTPP (Downtown General), MUT, LII, IR and IP Zoning District
Indoor nurseries are permitted in the IR, LII, IP, and GI Zoning Districts... Delivery centers are permitted as of right in the IR, LII, IP and GI Zoning Districts... Storefront retail is conditionally permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTPP (Downtown General), MUT, LII, IR and IP Zoning District
Indoor nurseries are permitted in the IR, LII, IP, and GI Zoning Districts... Delivery centers are permitted as of right in the IR, LII, IP and GI Zoning Districts
Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts
Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts
Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts
Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts... Storefront retail is conditionally permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTPP (Downtown General), MUT, LII, IR and IP Zoning District
Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts
Storefront retail is permitted in the same manner as a retail use in the DTTP (Entertainment District, Downtown Core), MUC, MUN, MUT, MUW, CN, GC, LII Zoning Districts
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